Christina Skår Saghaug - Infectious Diseases

Author Information

Christina Skår Saghaug is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Science at the University of Bergen in Bergen, Norway, as well as the Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Tropical Infectious Diseases at the Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, also located in Bergen, Norway. Her work focuses on infectious diseases, with a particular emphasis on the protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia.

Research Contributions

Christina Skår Saghaug has made significant contributions to the field of infectious diseases, particularly in understanding the genetic diversity and immune responses associated with Giardia lamblia infections. Her research includes exploring genetic variations in Giardia, investigating potential vaccine candidates, and analyzing human immune responses to this pathogen. She has published studies on topics such as metronidazole metabolism, oxidative stress pathways, and the development of methodologies to characterize T cell responses against Giardia.

Aliases

Christina Skår Saghaug is also known by several aliases including C S Saghaug, Christina S Saghaug, Christina Saghaug, and Christina Skar Saghaug.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Total Papers	12
Total Citations	102
H-index	4

Publications:

No difference in serum levels of B‐cell activating receptor and antibodies against cytolethal distending toxin B and flagellin in post‐infectious irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome after Giardia infection

DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.12724

Year: 2022

Genetic Variation in Metronidazole Metabolism and Oxidative Stress Pathways in Clinical Giardia lamblia Assemblage A and B Isolates [Corrigendum]

DOI: 10.2147/IDR.S338695

Year: 2021

Genetic Diversity of the Flavohemoprotein Gene of Giardia lamblia: Evidence for High Allelic Heterozygosity and Copy Number Variation

DOI: 10.2147/IDR.S274543

Year: 2020

Genetic variation in metronidazole metabolism and oxidative stress pathways in clinical Giardia lamblia assemblage A and B isolates

DOI: 10.2147/IDR.S177997

Year: 2019

Genetic variation in potential Giardia vaccine candidates cyst wall protein 2 and α1-giardin

DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5516-9

Year: 2017

Whole genome sequencing of clinical isolates of Giardia lamblia.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2014.08.014

Year: 2015

Human Memory CD4+ T Cell Immune Responses against Giardia lamblia

DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00419-15

Year: 2015

Developing a flow cytometric method to characterize human T cell responses against the enteric protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia

DOI:

Year: 2014

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How Can Avian Influenza be Prevented?

Why is Insect Repellent Important in Preventing Infectious Diseases?

What Role Do Public Health Organizations Play?

What are the clinical features of infections caused by Flaviviridae?

How to Interpret Chest CT Scan Results?

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